Born in
Rome, Battiferri started his career on stage in 1913, working alongside his wife
Pina Piovani in the
Romanesco dialect stage company Compagnia Romanesca directed by . With this and other companies directed by Monaldi he toured nationally and abroad, performing in England, France, Spain and South America. After the death of Monaldi, he specialized in the
revue genre. Sporadically active in films of the silent era, starting from 1939 he became one of the most active Italian
character actors of his time. He was the brother of the silent film actress Fernanda Battiferri. ==Filmography==